Here’s a handy diversion for your child:  Teletales, a free audio recording of a children’s short story provided by the Hoover Public Library.  Dial 205-444-7838 and hear a new story each week.  This number is helpful for the wait at the doctor’s office, a long line at the checkout, or simple practice dialing a phone number.  Save this number in your cell phone directory and you are ready to dial up a story at a moment’s notice, perhaps avoiding a meltdown for both of you.